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Brain dump after watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 8
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 8. This episode is all for preprations for the next exam. Actually, I noticed there are a lot of characters point of views in one episode, but it's kinda natural as the next exam is going to be long. I completely forgot, that Katsuragi met Ryuen and joined with his class in this episode. I thought it was when Yahiko got expelled on the end of 1st year.
June 15, 2026
Brain dump after watching Oshi no Ko season 3 episode 11
I am a manga reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Oshi no Ko episode 11 on the season 3, as English Dub. The early part of this episode was something I really wanted to watch throughout this series, but I didn't expect there was a plot for Miyako in the season 3, too. The entire resolution between Ruby and Aqua was longer than the manga, or at least that's what I thought. The surprise and emotional talks and the animations of Ruby were worth, especially the setup before that scene increased the sympathy of her pain and grief. Honestly, she's so tough as she wa swamped and also shocked experiences. Watching Tendoji in anime was twice as bad as in the manga, and her husband not taking care of Sarina honestly were worse than her.
June 10, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 7
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 7. It was on the April til the episode 5, and on the episode 7, it got on July. I felt this season skipped a volume from the light novel, but I don't remember what it was even if it was. Anyhow, in this episode, it's mostly about how 1st grade prepared next exam in an island. I think there were 2 main characters in this episode, Yagami and Housen, and they were contrary. Housen is obviously the main from the 1st year grade but Yagami also tried to group the 1st year together to fight against other years. At least from the acting and character design, he looks smart, kind, and thoughtful person.
June 10, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 6
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 6. In the end of the last episode, Chabashira taught them there will be next exam, and it was going to be the biggest exam. This episode is whole about that preparation before that exam. Koenji may have a problem but he isn't worried at all and planned to do something. Ike had a crash on Shinohara but he couldn't ask her to join to a group on the next exam and she somehow joined with guys in the class B. Ike was actually pretty good at surviving in an island, which he showed in the last year, so that's why Ayanokoji cared him in this episode. Matsushita sneaked Ayanokoji and tried to ask him to be a group, too. This guy is smart and evaluates a person appropriately.
June 9, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 5
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 5. I was satisfied with the scene which Yukimura got mad at Ayanokoji because of his math exam result. I thought this was skipped, but it was obviously important such that other classmates also started noticing how good Ayanokoji is. Other than that, this episode isn't that important just watching some cute behaviors of some characters. This is the 1st episode in Season 4 that Ayanokoji and Ichinose talked and she obviously likes him and Karuizawa took care of Ayanokoji because he has a damage on his left hand. Interesting part was that he asked a question to Karuizawa whether he dates with someone who he isn't attracted to. Karuizawa didn't answer, but obviously, the answer for us is yes. He's exactly the type of person who takes advantage of whatever.
June 8, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 4
I am a light novel reader for this series I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 4. This episode was one of the episodes I was waiting for in this season the most. Turned out that it was a little bit too fast after Ayanokoji found out what was Housen up to. I expected Horikita was more like in a panic when he got a knife in his left hand and also Sudo was almost shocked, and also they needed to take care of its bleeding. These entire reactions were removed and I felt they were too calm down even though they were just high school students in that school, except maybe Housen only. His reaction was good and maybe a director or producer thought that was enough? Also, I remembered he would say that he couldn't understand how Ayanokoji was so good before stabbing his knife, and that was one phrase I liked.
June 7, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 3
I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 3. Karuizawa showed up at the first time in the season 4, and as she was bullied in a junior high school she was jealous maybe from anxiety and also head over kneels in love with Ayanokoji. Compared to her, he didn't change his face a bit even with her, though. Karuizawa even talked to Sato about the fact that they were dating and somehow Sato forgave Karuizawa right away. Sato was actually pretty good person without having jealous, but it was perhaps because he turned down Sato before already, so she knew there was no chance to date with him. I forgot why Sato started having a romantic feeling toward him, probably a sport festival in the 1st year, but maybe she actually has a good sense of seeing people through.
June 7, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 2
I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 2. In this episode, Horikita and Ayanokoji were trying to overcome the challenge on the next exam overall. Sakayanagi was also trying to do it by the information tactic by taking advantage of class A. What's funny was that compared to them, Ryuen and his classmates were only in a private Karaoke room and talked like he were a king, and ate a popcorn and drunk something like coke. If they're in a bar and drink a wine or wisky, maybe that matches with their characters. And I forgot how useful the 1st year will be through the end of the year and how much the assessment of Ryuen actually was useful.
June 7, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 1
I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 1. I read the light novel in 2nd year's arc. I don't remember in the previous seasons that much, but I felt strange to hear the voice of Chabashira, and a little bit about Ikeda. It looks like Chabashira's voice actress is Jennifer Alyx, and seems hasn't been changed since season 1 so I'll get used to it. Throughout the entire episode, it's funny to see the Housen and it's character design, considering that he is 15 or 16 years old, perhaps, as the 1st year in the high school, but he is matured in the anime level. When Ryuen just came to Housen and was trying to leave there without not doing anything was more like scenario-based story, so that the sole purpose is to show the relationship between Ryuen and Housen and how Housen is intimidating. Ryuen and Sakayanagi often do these things so I shouldn't care those things that much, though.
June 6, 2026
Watching Oshi no Ko season 3 episode 10
I watched the Oshi no Ko episode 10 on the season 3. It was about the self audition of Ruby, and a little bit about the past of her, or rather, Sarina. This was kinda sudden because what she thought in these days are more for vengeance and nothing else. But as a manga reader, this episode gave me a dry laugh about how Akane, Aqua, and even Kaburagi thought. Akane was trying to stop Aqua because he was trying to do something and she was resolved by any means, and he was responding that he would do anything. Kaburagi thought the movie might be beyond the vengeance from Aqua. And then Aqua behaves like he would string Kana by how he wanted. Well, we'll see what's going to be on season 4, but at least Akane and Aqua sound like they would fight in a Shonen world.
June 5, 2026